Darwin officers busted with drugs

SIX people including a police officer, a firefighter and prison officers have been arrested in Darwin on drug and corruption charges.

Commander Richard Bryson of the Crime Command said a special task force had been set up to investigate drug offences, official corruption and unlawful disclosure of confidential information.

A police officer, three prison officers, a firefighter and one other male were arrested on a range of charges on Friday.

Fourteen charges were levelled against a 24-year-old female prison officer.

The charges included official corruption, abuse of office, unlawfully obtaining confidential information, disclosure of official secrets, unlawfully accessing data, communicating with a prisoner without permission, and drug and poison possession, including MDMA.

A 44-year-old male police officer has been charged with offences relating to unlawfully obtaining confidential information and has been suspended from duty.

And a 45-year-old firefighter has been charged with unlawfully importing a border controlled substance and possession of a poison.

It's not yet known how long police were monitoring the group or how their activities were uncovered.